Originally Posted by Robbie

I'm plenty big enough to handle a guy like that. I'm 6'1" 210 pounds. I'm pretty sure that I could knock the living hell out of that guy. Tangled with bigger in my life.

But that's not the point. The point is that the police are not supposed to be killing people.

Petty theft isn't a capital offense. Neither is getting into a fight. And yeah, people do get killed for doing dumb shit like Michael Brown did...but the police aren't supposed to be killing people. They are supposed to be civil servants.

That's what I'm saying. They aren't supposed to be judge, jury, and executioner.

I can see by the way you're approaching this that you think otherwise. Hey, it's a free country.
I just disagree with allowing cops to get away with killing unarmed people.

If this cop assessed the situation and realized that he wasn't physically able to handle this guy...then why did he start running his mouth?
Hindsight being 20/20, I'm guessing he probably wishes that he had called for backup first.
Sure would have made this a different situation.

I think the cops are a bit out of control. Seeing some of the crap they have been pulling leads me to that conclusion.

If it had been YOU in this situation. And YOU had shot this guy dead...you would have been arrested and in jail. And then facing a judge.

It should be the same for the cop. They shouldn't be above the law.

And if he went to court and was found Not Guilty, then he would walk away. Just like George Zimmerman did.

But he should be held accountable. He pulled a gun at a fist fight and killed the other guy.

That's just the way I see it. And until the law is applied the same to cops and citizens...then the cops will continue acting as if they are above the law.

I think they should all be wearing cameras. And if they kill somebody under ANY circumstance...it needs to be investigated by an agency outside of the local police force/law enforcement brotherhood.